Clothes-line support.



G. FREY.

CLOTHES LINE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION nun MAR. a1, 1906.

Patented J an. 9, 1912.

1 w v V 4 ,7 I a GUSTAVE FREY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CLOTHES-LINE SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9, 1912.

Application filed March 31, 1908. Serial No. 424,346.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUSTAVE FREY, a citizen of the United States, andresident of the borough of the Bronx, in the city and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Clothes-Line Supports, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of my present invention is to provide certain improvements inthe construction, form and arrangement of the several parts of a clothesline support of that type which is applied to an endless clothes linefor swinging the inner end of the line into the interior of the roomwhen it is desired to attach clothes thereto.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 represents a portion of awindow casing with my improved clothes line support attached thereto,the parts being in the positions which they assume when the inner end ofthe clothes line is brought into the interior of the room. Fig. 2 is asimilar View showing the position of the parts when the supporting armis swung to the limit of its outward movement, Fig. 3 is a detailhorizontal section through the window casing showing the clothes linesupport in full lines attached to one side of the easin and in dottedlines attached to the other si e of the casing, Fig. 4 is an enlargeddetail face View of the support, Fig. 5 is a section taken in the planeof the line AA of Fig. 4, looking in the direction of the arrows, Fig. 6is a detail top plan view of the support, Fig. 7 is a detail face viewof a modified form of sup ort showing it attached to the window wlth theparts shown in the positions which they assume when the supporting armis at the limit of its inward movement, and Fig. 8 is a similar viewshowing the positions which the parts assume when the supporting arm isswung to the limit of its outward position.

The horizontally swinging supporting arm is denoted by 1 and the base towhich is it hinged is denoted by 2. This base 2 may be firmly secured tothe window casing exterior to the window, by screws 3* or other suitablefastening devices. The arm 1 is pivoted to the base 2 as follows. Avertically arranged hollow tube 3 is supported at its ends within upperand lower brackets 4, 5, secured to the base 2. The ends 6, 7, of theupper and lower members of the arm 1 are inserted through the brackets4, 5, into the tube 3. Upper and lower shelves 8, 9, are locatedadjacent to the inner ends of the arm 1. One of these shelves, in thepresent instance, the shelf 8, is provided with an annular series ofholes 10 which are arranged to be brought into alinement with a hole 11in the adjacent portion of the arm 1 when the arm is brought intodifferent angular positions so that the locking key 12 may be insertedthrough one of the holes 10 into the hole 11 for securing the arm inposition. The free end of the arm 1 is provided with a hook 13 for theattachment of a pulley block 14 through which passes the endless clothesline 15. The upper section of this clothes line also passes through apulley block 16 carried by the tube 3. The lower section of the clothesline may be re movably engaged by an open pulley block 17 also carriedby the tube 3. A hook 18 is carried by the upper member of the arm 1 inposition to engage the upper section of the clothes line when the arm isswung to the limit of its outward movement, for permitting the clothesline to assist in holdmg the arm in such position and thus reducing thestrain upon the locking key 12. The lower member of the arm 1 isprovided with a suitable handle 19 for facilitating the swinging of thearm to its different positions.

In the modified form shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the brackets 4, 5, and thetube 3 are eliminated. In this form upper and lower lugs 20, 21, areprovided for the ends 6, 7, of the arm. Ears 22, 23, project inwardlyfrom the lugs 20, 21, and a vertical bar 24 extends between these ears.Pulley blocks 16 and 17 are secured to this bar 24 instead of to thetube 3 as in the form shown in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive.

In operation, after the arm is swung into the interior of the room, thelocking pin 12 is inserted through one of the holes 10 into the hole 11in the arm for holding the arm at the limit of its inward movement. Thelower section of the clothes line is then disengaged from the pulleyblock 17 and the clothes as they are hung on this lower section of theline, are successively moved out through the window. After the desirednumber of pieces have been attached to the lower section of the line,the said lower section is engaged with the pulley block 17. The lockingpin 12 is then removed, thus permitting the arm to be swung to the limitof its outward movement. The locking pin 12 is then again insertedthrough one of the holes 10 in the shelf 8, into the hole 11 in the swining arm for holdi the arm in this position. The upper section of theclothes line is also engaged with the hook 18 as an additional hold onthe said arm.

It is evident that various changes might be resorted to in theconstruction, form and arrangement of the several arts without departingfrom the spirit an scope of my invention hence I do not wish to limitmyself Isjtrictly to the structure herein set forth,

What I claim is:

1. A clothes line support comprising a line carrying arm pivoted toswing horizontall mto its inner and outer positions, and a 00k carriedby the arm arranged to engage the short upper section of the clothesline when the arm is in its outer position for the purpose of steadyingsaid arm.

2. A clothes line support comprising a base, brackets thereon, a tubecarried by said brackets, a horizontally swinging arm having its endsivoted in said brackets and tube and means or looking the arm to thebase in either of its inner or outer positions comprising a shelf on thebase having an annular series of holes therethrough, the said arm beingprovided with a hole arranged to be brought into alinement with any oneof said holes in the shelf and a locking key arranged to engage one ofthe holes in the shelf and the hole in the said arm.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name in presence of two wltnesses, this twentyseventh day of March1908.

GUSTAVE FRE Y.

Witnesses:

F. Gnome BARRY, HENRY Tnmmn.

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Washington, D. 0."

